Islamic Alliance for Safe, Ethical, and Responsible AI
Principled engagement with artificial intelligence, rooted in Islam.
IASER enjoins beneficial applications of AI and works to prevent harmful ones — as defined by the Qur’an and Sunnah. We inform, guide, and build community across the intersection of Islam and artificial intelligence.
Safe
Salama — Soundness
AI must not take human life without human judgment or surveil entire populations. We oppose autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
Ethical
Ihsan — Excellence
AI must reflect moral principles — fairness, dignity, privacy, truthfulness. Systems that strip human dignity are unacceptable.
Responsible
Amanah — Accountability
Those who build and deploy AI bear a trust. They must be accountable for what their systems do and the consequences they produce.
What we’re building
Launching December 2026
Islamic Ethics Guidebook for Tech Professionals
A practical, fiqh-grounded guide for Muslim tech professionals facing real ethical dilemmas at work: algorithmic bias, surveillance, autonomous systems, and more.
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We're asking Muslim tech professionals about the ethical dilemmas they face. Your answers shape the guidebook and framework. 7–10 minutes, anonymous.
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JaleesBench: Are AI Assistants Good Spiritual Company?
We introduce JaleesBench, which measures whether an AI agent is a righteous companion, judged by the residue an exchange leaves on the user, in the manner of the perfume-seller and the blacksmith. It comprises 140 two-turn scenarios drawn from Riyad al-Salihin, under six adversarial pressures and three framings, scored by two frontier judges against each scenario's own supporting texts. Generic frontier models are only middling companions out of the box, but a one-page guide makes them genuinely good ones.
Read moreIASER Cofounder presents at "Rethinking the Challenge of AI" in London
At 'Rethinking the Challenge of AI: Tech Sovereignty, Islam & the Individual' at Ebrahim College in London, IASER's cofounder made four points in ten minutes: AI is advancing faster than we are preparing for it; Muslims need to respond both collectively as an Ummah and individually; the worlds of belief and technology have never been closer; and the psychological impact of AI remains poorly understood and represents a major research opportunity.
Read moreRising to the Challenge of AI
How do we — as an Ummah and as individuals — rise to the challenge of AI? A talk in five parts: characterising the technology, mapping its likely impacts, drawing guidance from the Prophetic response to writing and the printing press, and asking how we respond both collectively and personally.
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IASER informs, guides, and builds community around AI that serves humanity, and welcomes everyone who shares the mission, whether you work in AI, study it, or simply care where it’s heading.